Essays audiobooks

I Knew This Place - Abridged

By: John MacKenna

Narrated by: John MacKenna

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'I Knew This Place' by John MacKenna is a collection of twenty-eight of his radio essays from RTE's radio programme 'Sunday Miscellany.'

John MacKenna is the author of twenty-seven books both fiction and non-fiction. A skilled actor and narrator, he won a Jacob's Radio Award for his documentary about Leonard Cohen. The radio essays in this... Read more

Resignation Trilogy

By: J. Clark Allison

Narrated by: J. Clark Allison

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Three entertaining true stories reported by your intrepid food server from the front lines of the Great Resignation of 2021. Got a restaurant or other service business? Find out what not to do if you want to keep your current and future employees from leaving for greener pastures. It's not rocket science but has got a lot of you completely... Read more

Dāna: The Practice of Giving

By: Bhikkhu Bodhi

Narrated by: Judy Swift

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In the teaching of the Buddha, the practice of giving claims a place of special eminence, one that singles it out as being in a sense the foundation and seed of spiritual development. This publication was compiled by Bhikkhu Bodhi to explore this cardinal Buddhist virtue in greater depth by featuring essays in which four modern writers... Read more

하노버에서 온 음악편지: 피아니스트 손열음의 클래식 이야기

By: 손열음

Narrated by: 정유정

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

손열음의 이번 책은 타 클래식 입문서와는 다른 세 가지의 차별점이 있다. 첫째, 클래식 매니아뿐만 아니라 음악을 사랑하는 사람이라면 누구나 읽을 수 있는 쉬우면서도 밀도 높은 글이라는 점. 둘째, 청중의 눈을 포함해서 연주자의 눈으로 음악을 바라보는 방법에 대해 소개하고 있다는 점. 그리고 마지막으로 대중들이 평소 궁금해했던 비밀스러운 영역인 '연주자의 삶'을 진솔하고 담백하게 고백하고 있다는 점이다. 목차 축하의 글 들어가는 글_나의 글을 읽고, 가슴 뜀을 느낄 단 한 분을 위해 1장 피아노와 음악 가장 음악적이고 인간적인 악기, 피아노/절대음감 vs. 상대음감/우리를 움직이게 만드는 것, 리듬/오늘 연주는... Read more

David Attenborough's Life Stories

By: David Attenborough

Narrated by: David Attenborough

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Collected together for the very first time, this is the complete Series 1 and 2 of Life Stories, written and presented by Sir David Attenborough.

One of the nation's most popular presenters, Sir David examines 40 marvels of the natural world from his extraordinary and pioneering experiences.

What was Sir David's first pet? Which animal would he... Read more

El futuro de nuestra mente

By: Michio Kaku

Narrated by: Julio Caycedo

Length: 15 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Una nueva teoría sobre la conciencia y el futuro de los estudios de nuestra mente. Por primera vez en la historia, gracias a escáneres de alta tecnología diseñados por físicos, se han desvelado secretos del cerebro, y lo que un día fuera territorio de la ciencia ficción, se ha convertido en una asombrosa realidad. Grabación de recuerdos,... Read more

Dakshin Africano Satyagrah Itihas

By: Mahatma Gandhi

Narrated by: Rajul Diwan

Length: 12 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

History of Satyagrah in South Africa by Mohandas K. Gandhi. Read more

Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?

By: Jesse McCarthy

Narrated by: Terrence Kidd

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Even as our world has suffered through successive upheavals, Jesse McCarthy contends, "something was happening in the world of culture: a surging and unprecedented visibility at every level of black art making." Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul? reckons with this resurgence, arguing for the central role of art and intellectual culture in an... Read more

The National Road

By: Tom Zoellner

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This collection of "eloquent essays that examine the relationship between the American landscape and the national character" serves to remind us that despite our differences we all belong to the same land (Publishers Weekly).



What does it mean when a nation accustomed to moving begins to settle down, when political discord threatens unity, and... Read more

The Communist Manifesto and The Art of War Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle

By: Friedrich Engels & Sun Tzu

Narrated by: Matt Montanez & Marcus Mulenga

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The Communist Manifesto and The Art of War Bundle, 2 in 1 BundleThe Communist Manifesto and The Art of War are two timeless classics that would offer you immense knowledge. In fact, these two are often required reading in various courses. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote their Manifesto in December 1847, as a guide to the fundamental... Read more

West Lake Old Dreams

By: Zhang Dai & Li Rongbao

Narrated by: Li Rongbao

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

West Lake, later Ming dynasty, a handsome man from rich official familly, yes, official already for 3 or 4 generations, lived a happy life, he drinks water, just like others, he tastes water, he knows water difference, he can identify water from Mian river or Zi river, just like the chef, Exchange Teeth. He tastes local spring water in temple,... Read more

Murakami T

By: Haruki Murakami

Narrated by: Kotaro Watanabe

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The international literary icon opens his eclectic closet: Here are photographs of Murakami’s extensive and personal T-shirt collection, accompanied by essays that reveal a side of the writer rarely seen by the public.

Considered "the world's most popular cult novelist" (The Guardian), Haruki Murakami has written books that have galvanized... Read more

Matino Manas

By: Dr Nimitt Oza

Narrated by: Shreyamun Mehta

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Part-1 of the book contains real-life stories of patients and their relatives. Part-2 contains proses and essays on love, life, and relationships Read more

El pueblo soy yo

By: Enrique Krauze

Narrated by: Miguel Ángel Álvarez

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Un manifiesto a favor de la libertad y la palabra. La democracia es frágil, mortal. Hace más de 2 mil años fue pervertida por los demagogos de Atenas. Y, hace un año en Estados Unidos, fue vulnerada por el carisma incendiario de Donald Trump. Su debilidad también es harto conocida en Latinoamérica: las dictaduras de izquierda y de derecha... Read more

Perros e hijos de perra

By: Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Narrated by: Javier Portugués (Portu)

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Las mejores historias de perros y hombres. «He tenido cinco perros. No hay compañía más silenciosa y grata. No hay lealtad tan conmovedora como la de sus ojos atentos, sus lengüetazos y su trufa próxima y húmeda. Nada tan asombroso como la extrema perspicacia de un perro inteligente. No existe mejor alivio para la melancolía y la soledad que su... Read more

Pita Prastara Jatiya Udyana

By: ଶାନ୍ତନୁ କୁମାର ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ

Narrated by: ସାରଳା ପ୍ରସାଦ ମିଶ୍ର

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

ଉତ୍ତର ଆମେରିକାର ପଶ୍ଚିମରେ ସୁଦୀର୍ଘ ରକି ପର୍ବତମାଳା ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଏକ ବିସ୍ମୟକର ସ୍ଥାନ ହେଉଛି 'ୟେଲୋ ଷ୍ଟୋନ ନ୍ୟାସନାଲ ପାର୍କ', ଯାହାକି ଯୁକ୍ତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ଆମେରିକାର ଜାତୀୟ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ ଭାବେ ପରିଗଣିତ! ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ କଥାକାର ଶାନ୍ତନୁ କୁମାର ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କ ଆମେରିକା ରହଣି କାଳରେ ରଚିତ ଭ୍ରମଣ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ "ପୀତ ପ୍ରସ୍ତର ଜାତୀୟ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ" ତାହାରି ଆଧାରରେ ଲିଖିତ! ଏ ସ୍ଥାନର ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା କେବଳ ପ୍ରାକୃତିକ ସୌନ୍ଦର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ନୁହେଁ,... Read more

Las cárceles que elegimos

By: Doris Lessing

Narrated by: Charo Soria

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

El pensamiento inédito de la ganadora del Premio Nobel. «En este mundo insensato y violento en el que vivimos, las palabras de Doris Lessing son un aliento y una guía.»
Alberto Manguel, El País En los ensayos inéditos que conforman este libro, Doris Lessing nos contagia la necesidad de cuestionar las convicciones políticas y morales que marcaron... Read more

El poder vacío

By: Lorenzo Meyer

Narrated by: Beto Moreno

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

«Tras el agotamiento del priismo, México está embarcado en una gran aventura: escribir un nuevo capítulo de su historia.» El poder vacío no escatima ideas para exprimir (en el sentido barroco de «explicar») la naturaleza de la política, su crítica y la estructura social en nuestro país, lo que constituye el bagaje para analizar, por momentos... Read more

El vuelo de la inteligencia

By: José Antonio Marina

Narrated by: Pepe Ocio

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

José Antonio Marina nos introduce en el fascinante camino de la inteligencia para poder utilizar mejor todas sus posibilidades y estimular su desarrollo. Un imprescindible libro de cabecera para todos aquellos que quieran sacar partido de su propia inteligencia: para ello hay que entender qué es y en qué consiste la inteligencia, qué es ser... Read more

Eloquence of the Sardine

By: Antony Shugaar & Bill François

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

If we listen to the ocean, what do we hear? What can it teach us? How can it change us?Written by a marine scientist (and winner of French eloquence competitions), this work of narrative nonfiction blends Bill François’s personal story with that of sea creatures to create an original and exciting work. In poetic prose, he describes his unlikely... Read more

Manual de vida

By: Epicteto

Narrated by: Miguel Ángel Jenner

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Conocer lo que puedes controlar y lo que no, intentar llevar una vida plena, definir la persona que queremos ser... Cualquiera que se acerque a los textos recogidos en esta obra descubrirá que la contemplación del mundo implica un conocimiento activo —los ejemplos de Epicteto están extraídos de la vida cotidiana— y que contemplar es, en un... Read more

Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg

By: John Gierach

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.



Fly-fishing's finest scribe, John Gierach, takes us from a nameless stream on a nameless ranch in Montana to a secret pool off a secret creek where he caught a catfish as a five-year-old, to a brook full of... Read more

Pup Culture

By: Victoria Lily Shaffer

Narrated by: Victoria Lily Shaffer

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

INCLUDES A FOREWORD READ BY PAUL SHAFFER!

Prepare yourself for every step of the dog adoption process and make your new best friend’s life the happiest and healthiest it can be with these fostering and adoption tips and tales from dog-loving expert Victoria Schaffer.

Adopting a dog and making them the newest member of your family can sometimes... Read more

A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

By: Massimo Montanari

Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Intellectually engaging and deliciously readable, a stereotype-defying history of how one of the most recognisable symbols of Italian cuisine and national identity is the product of centuries of encounters, dialogue, and exchange. Is it possible to identify a starting point in history from which everything else unfolds—a single moment that can... Read more